The world must adapt to the changing climate to prevent more people from falling into poverty. Wellplanned agricultural systems can also produce energy sustainably without compromising food security thus contributing to the transition to climate smart agriculture. Industrial agricultures practices need changing, but so does the larger, interlocked, global form of production. Like the phrase sustainable agriculture, it is not universally defined, and it is used to mean many things to many. Climate change and variability present a major challenge to agricultural production and rural livelihoods, including livelihoods of women smallholder farmers. The kenya climate smart agriculture implementation framework 20182027 kcsaif has been developed to provide a guide to various innovative and transformative initiatives and best practices that will strive to address challenges brought about by climate change. Farming practices for individual farm families and communities to improve their resilience to climate change. Summary of climatesmart agriculture in the 2017 san. Africa is home to more than 225 million under nourished people. In this section, the focus will be on how crop specific innovations can substantially contribute to climatesmart agriculture csa. Climate risks to cropping, livestock and fisheries are expected to soar in coming decades, particularly in lowincome countries where adap tive capacity is weaker. Article information, pdf download for climatesmart agriculture, productivity and food security. Making climate smart agriculture operational will rely on our ability to measure production, resilience, and emissions in a way that informs decision makers about the policies, technologies, and practices that most effectively promotes each. The most commonly used definition is agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, enhances resilience adaptation, reducesremoves ghgs mitigation where possible, and enhances achievement of national food security and development goalsfao 20.
Jul 14, 2017 as such, it is imperative that efforts to address agriculture in the context of food security and rural development take climate change into consideration. Ways to increase agricultural productivity sustainably practices that protect the environment and reduce poverty. Aug 30, 20 agriculture is considered to be climatesmart when it contributes to increasing food security, adaptation and mitigation in a sustainable way. Department of agriculture has a climate smart agriculture initiative. Kenya climate smart agriculture implementation framework. Developing a climatesmart agriculture manual for agriculture education in. Policies, practices and financing for food security.
Nelson, professor emeritus, university of illinois, urbana. Climatesmart agriculture csa addresses the challenge of meeting the growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer opportunities for agricultural expansion on additional lands. It is a theme we have seen in a number of recent reports by leading organizations, including. Climate smart agriculture csa addresses the challenge of meeting the growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer opportunities for agricultural expansion on additional lands. Climatesmart agriculture, productivity and food security in india.
Sound management of energy for climatesmart agriculture overview and key messages 9 5. There are significant efforts underway to develop, deploy, and scale up climatesmart agricultural csa practices and technologies to facilitate climate change adaptation for farmers. About climate smart technologies and practices advancing science research that informs efficient and effective action is needed to address the urgent climate risks to food systems but complexity and uncertainty around csa stand in the way. Climate smart agriculture in the eastern caribbean states.
Ccafs research on climatesmart technologies and practices addresses the challenge of how to transition to a climatesmart agriculture csa at a large scale for enabling agricultural systems to be transformed and reoriented to support food security under the new realities of climate change. Nitrous oxide is also emitted during the breakdown of nitrogen in livestock manure and urine. Agriculture is considered to be climatesmart when it contributes to increasing food security, adaptation and mitigation in a sustainable way. Agricultural producers can use energy more efficiently as well as reduce their dependency on nonrenewable energy sources. Yet agricultural expansion for food production and economic development which comes at the expense of soil, water, biodiversity or forests. Programs and practices climatesmart agriculture is the concept of increasing sustainable development of farming and ensuring food security for all. Article information, pdf download for climatesmart agriculture. National climatesmart agriculture and food security action plan of ghana 20162020 preface this policy document national climatesmart agriculture and food security action plan is produced on the conviction that climatesmart agricultural practices, the bedrock of food security should be deliberately programmed. Snv makes agriculture more sustainable by developing knowledge, tools and marketbased. Forum discussions focus around the concerted efforts with usaid and other usg agencies to implement climate resilient international development to support rollout and implementation of climatesmart agriculture through building capacity, best practices and sharing the learning. Climate smart agriculture in cocoa climate smart agriculture csa aims to mitigate the negative impact of climate change on cocoa production and to adapt your agricultural practices, if necessary.
Climatesmart agriculture, as defined and presented by fao at the hague. National climatesmart agriculture and food security. Climatesmart agriculture sourcebook summary food and. Since then, almost usd 1 billion has been committed to climatesmart programming in africa, with more likely to follow fig.
The adoption of climatesmart agricultural practices csaps is important for sustaining indian agriculture in the face of climate change. Smart agriculture in the 21st century a discussion on innovation, biotechnology, and big data. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private. Pdf climatesmart agriculture guideline researchgate. How climatesmart agriculture can help in countries where the economy is heavily based on agriculture, development of the agricultural sector is the most efficient poverty reduction measure. Climatesmart agriculture csa is an approach for transforming agriculture under the new realities of climate change. Climate smart fisheries and aquaculture 1 background and context the significance of fisheries and aquaculture fisheries and aquaculture are important, supporting incomes and livelihoods of 660820 million people, or about 1012 percent of the worlds population, with vital interactions for gender, poverty. Achieving food security 1 billion hungry food production to increase 70% by 2050 adaptation to climate change critical 1. The most commonly used definition is provided by the food and agricultural organization of the united nations. Subsistence farming in poorer countries is still a labourintensive. Climatesmart agricultural practices do already exist in standards. Misael kokwe is the technical coordinator on climate smart agriculture at the fao zambia country office, lusaka, zambia.
Climatesmart agriculture csa is an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural systems to support food security under the new realities of climate change. Climatesmart agriculture csa may be defined as an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural development under the new realities of climate change. Climate smart agriculture csa is an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural systems to support food security under the new realities of climate change. Csa focuses on contributing to economic development, poverty reduction and food security. Pdf climate change refers to major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, that. Climatesmart agriculture sourcebook food and agriculture. Farmers prioritization of climatesmart agriculture csa. These climatesmart opportunities can be found through a range of different entry points. Practicebrief climate smart agriculture local experiences with ca changes in yields and soil carbon under ca depend on soil characteristics, climate, initial yield levels, and how ca principles are adapted to particular farming systems. Climate smart agriculture has only recently been explicitly named in the sustainable agriculture network san standard.
Most african governments have formed climate smart agriculture task forces. Climate smart agriculture csa can be defined as sustainably increasing. Climate change causes some serious challenges to the agricultural sector and therefore to the national food security and development goals for grenada. Farm families in africa and other parts of the world are already over represented among the poor. Farm management and production economics notes free pdf download. Jun 27, 2016 the presentation was part of a learning event on climate smart agriculture csa organized by the climate change, energy and land tenure division of the food and agriculture organization of the. This is achieved by promoting the adoption of climatesmart practices that have been. The workshop agreed that there is an urgent need to mainstream climate change education climatesmart agriculture, and other issues, into the national diplomas available in all agricultural colleges. Khuranaeconomic benefits of climatesmart agricultural practices to smallholders farmers in the indogangetic. Sustainable and inclusive food value chains in practice. Climatesmart agriculture csa may be defined as an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural development under the new realities of climate change lipper et al.
Pocket guide 1 extension practice for agricultural adaptation. Promote a common understanding of the linkages between gender and climate change impacts, and of the added value of taking a gender perspective to climate smart agriculture. We help in sharing the knowledge and making innovation reachout to the end users. Nevertheless, implementing csa in practice and providing tools to. The quick and easytoread climatesmart agriculture csa country profiles, developed by ciat and ccafs, in partnership with the world bank, costa ricas catie, and usaid, give an overview of the agricultural challenges in 12 countries, and how csa can help them adapt to and mitigate climate change. Indeed, despite the significant global action and investment being channeled towards csa, there is. Climate smart agriculture csa is defined as agricultural practices that sustainably increase productivity and system resilience, while reducing greenhouse gas ghg emissions. A solution proposed by fao is for the agriculture industry to become climate smart. And international climate efforts include the uns work on support climate smart agricultural practices.
Fao advocates for climatesmart agriculture which sustainably increases productivity, resilience adaptation, reducesremoves ghgs mitigation, and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals. The specific objectives of the regional workshop on gender and climate smart agriculture held from 11 to 12 december 20 in bangkok were to. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for. Climate smart agriculture in the african context prepared by. But san certification historically promoted uptake of practices now considered climate smart. The presentation was part of a learning event on climatesmart agriculture csa organized by the climate change, energy and land tenure division of the food and agriculture organization of the. This study aims to examine the elements that affect the likelihood and intensity of adoption of multiple. Promote a common understanding of the linkages between gender and climate change impacts, and of the added value of taking a gender perspective to climatesmart agriculture. In this section, the focus will be on how crop specific innovations can substantially contribute to climate smart agriculture csa. Ccafs research on climatesmart technologies and practices addresses the challenge of how to transition to a climate smart agriculture csa at a large scale for enabling agricultural systems to be transformed and reoriented to support food security under the new realities of climate change.
Pdf in recognition of the climatesmart agriculture csa potential to contribute to a triple win for food security and climate change. Ccafs research on climate smart technologies and practices addresses the challenge of how to transition to a climate smart agriculture csa at a large scale for enabling agricultural systems to be transformed and reoriented to support food security under the new realities of climate change. The session also led to the development of the african climate smart agriculture coordination platform which is expected to. New transnational partnerships, such as the east african regional climate. In the pacific effective climatesmart practices already exist, such as the many forms of agroforestry, multi cropping, minimal use of agrochemical, with inclusion of. Development to carry out a scoping study on climate smart agriculture in the netherlands. We transform your vision into creative blog results a platform to the agriculture expert, researcher and farmers to update and share there knowledge and experience in the field of agriculture. How climate smart agriculture can help in countries where the economy is heavily based on agriculture, development of the agricultural sector is the most efficient poverty reduction measure. A training manual for field officers world cocoa foundation. The five approaches highlighted for building climate smart villages include. Practices are understood broadly as ways of doing things, for example, precision. Several studies indicate that agriculture production could be significantly impacted due to increase in temperature lobell et al. Organic farming and permaculture practices make efficient use of natural resources, enhancing. The specific objectives of the regional workshop on gender and climatesmart agriculture held from 11 to 12 december 20 in bangkok were to.
If you enjoy isofocus, you can subscribe and download the pdf for free. On september 29, the united nations food and agriculture organization fao director general jose graziano da silva issued a call for climate smart agriculture and a paradigm shift towards sustainable agriculture and family farming. Sustainable development through climate action nature. Their lives and livelihoods are directly affected by its impacts, and they are also vital to implementing many of the solutions we need to help prevent it. Farmers prioritization of climatesmart agriculture csa technologies. The table below outlines these challenges and appropriate climate smart agricultural csa practices to counter them. Technologies, practices and processes for adaptation fao supports the development and dissemination of improve. Despite considerable effort by both national and international agricultural organizations to promote csaps in india, adoption of these practices is low. Cgiar research program on climate change, agriculture and. Practicebrief climatesmart agriculture local experiences with ca changes in yields and soil carbon under ca depend on soil characteristics, climate, initial yield levels, and how ca principles are adapted to particular farming systems. For example, certified farms have long been required to have shade trees, which buf. Research results from mexico, india, malawi and zambia, give an idea of what effects can be expected. Abstract we examine a set of potentially climate smart agricultural practices. There are significant efforts underway to develop, deploy, and scale up climate smart agricultural csa practices and technologies to facilitate climate change adaptation for farmers.
Climate smart, sustainable agriculture gmo answers. This new concept now dominates current discussions in agricultural development because of its capacity to unite the agendas of the agriculture, development and climate change communities under one brand. Even if climatesmart agriculture does not directly impact food security sdg2 seeks to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture, it has. Forum discussions focus around the concerted efforts with usaid and other usg agencies to implement climate resilient international development to support rollout and implementation of climate smart agriculture through building capacity, best practices and sharing the learning. Since then, almost usd 1 billion has been committed to climate smart programming in africa, with more likely to follow fig. Ccafs promotes climatesmart policies, practices, and services that enable agriculture to meet the triple goals of food. This section introduces a range of climate smart agriculture csa practices and technologies within seven entry points for csa. Climatesmart agriculture in crop production is a sustainable crop production system figure 1 that inherently in its nature addresses climate change. These climate smart opportunities can be found through a range of different entry points. Climatesmart agriculture in action more than a billion farmers and their families around the world are on the front line of climate change. Climate smart agriculture practices include sustainable soil managementcrop.
With local buyin, risk profiling can be scaled out to the full range of agricultural commodities across the value chain. As such, it is imperative that efforts to address agriculture in the context of food security and rural development take climate change into consideration. This publication is also available in electronic pdf format from the institutes. Climate change is emerging as a major threat on agriculture, food security and livelihood of millions of people in many places of the world. About climatesmart technologies and practices ccafs. Practices that can reduce some of the causes of climate change. Most african governments have formed climatesmart agriculture task forces. Scaling up climatesmart agriculture through the africa climate. The quick and easytoread climatesmart agriculture csa country profiles, developed by ciat and ccafs, in partnership with the world bank, costa ricas catie, and usaid, give an overview of the agricultural challenges in 12 countries, and how csa can help. The cgiar research program on climate change, agriculture and food security ccafs generates evidence and supports adoption of climatesmart agricultural policies, practices, and services that alleviate poverty, increase gender equity, and support sustainable landscapes. Climatesmart agriculture csa is defined as agricultural practices that sustainably increase productivity and system resilience, while reducing greenhouse gas ghg emissions. Nov 12, 2018 the kenya climate smart agriculture implementation framework 20182027 kcsaif has been developed to provide a guide to various innovative and transformative initiatives and best practices that will strive to address challenges brought about by climate change.
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